After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

When he saw Gu Shi, Su Yong jumped out of the carriage first and greeted him.

Su Liuxi slowly got off the carriage with the help of the servants.

"I met Brother Yong along the way, so I invited him to ride in the carriage with me."

Her smile was gentle and frank, and she explained to Gu Shi without waiting for him to ask.

Although Gu Shi felt strange, he didn't think about it in other ways when he thought about the relationship between Su Yong and Su Liuxi.

I don't know when snowflakes started falling from the sky.

Su Liuxi glanced at the dark clouds that had covered the sky.

"It's getting late, and it's about to snow. Why don't we let Brother Yong stay at home for the night?"

The distance between the Su Mansion and the Prince Rong's Mansion is neither far nor near.

Seeing that the wind was picking up and the snowflakes were about to get heavier, Gu Shi nodded and stepped aside to let Su Yong enter the house.

Although the weather was cold, Gu Shi thoughtfully asked his servants to prepare warm wine and set up a banquet in the waterside pavilion.

Su Liuxi did not go on the grounds that she was tired.

During the whole process, only Su Yong and Gu Shi were having dinner.

After three rounds of drinks, Su Yong was drunk. He looked at Gu Shi with misty eyes and talked about what he had seen and heard in the past two months.

"...By the way, Brother Gu Shi, I recently traveled to the north and passed through Danyang.

Thinking that Brother Gu Shi has lived in Danyang for nine years, I made a special trip there and bought some local products from the surrounding counties. I'll have my servants bring some to you later."

Two months ago, Su Yong insisted on going out to gain experience, claiming that he was not used to dealing with people in the capital. Su Kang's persuasion was in vain, and the incident in which he almost got sick from being angered caused a sensation in the capital.

Gu Shi knew it.

So, when Su Yong first started talking to him about his dreams, Gu Shi just smiled at him perfunctorily.

When he heard Su Yong mention "Danyang", his originally calm expression suddenly became a little excited, "You went to Danyang?"

He reached out and grabbed Su Yong's collar, almost face to face with him.

A whiff of alcohol hit me in the face.

Su Yong pushed Gu away and vomited all over the floor.

Very smelly.

After vomiting, he fell asleep on the table with flushed cheeks, and no matter how Gu Shi called him, he did not respond.

Gu Shi covered his nose and moved closer to Su Yong, wanting to hear more about what he had seen and heard in Danyang.

The latter's speech was already unclear.

I know I won't get any useful answers today.

Gu Shi left the pavilion a little disappointed.

Before leaving, he called the servants, cleaned the pavilion, and helped Su Yong back to the guest room.

...

Rest the next day.

Early in the morning, the sudden snow stopped.

Gu Shi went to the guest garden before dawn.

He didn't notice at all that Su Liuxi's face turned ugly because of his anxiety.

The servants were very surprised to see Gu Shi show up so early.

I greeted Gu Shi with great trepidation.

Gu Shi nodded, "Is Master Su awake?"

The two servants who greeted Gu Shi looked at each other awkwardly, "Not yet."

"Well, go get him up and tell him I've prepared breakfast at the Lintai Waterside Pavilion. Please come and have breakfast with me."

After saying that, Gu Shi left without even a glance at the servant.

Snowflakes were falling from the sky.

Gu Shi stood in front of the Four Seasons window on the waterside pavilion, his eyes blank.

In a trance, he seemed to see Shen Muxi and her daughter playing snowballs on the lake.

He thought he had seen it wrong.

I rubbed my eyes and saw that there were indeed two figures fighting on the lake.

A smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, then he quickly closed it, picked up his cloak and strode out.

Chen Shiliu quickly held an umbrella for him and said, "Your Highness, be careful, the ground is slippery."

Gu Shi's eyes were fixed on the two figures on the lake, and he didn't even glance at Chen Shiliu.

Until you get closer.

Then he saw clearly that they were two maids clearing dead branches and snow from the lake.

A hint of loss flashed across his eyes.

"My lord, what's wrong?"

Gu Shi turned around with a cold face, "Nothing."

At this moment, the servant guarding outside the water pavilion came over and said, "Your Highness, Master Su has arrived at the water pavilion."

Gu Shi nodded.

Without saying a word, he strode towards the waterside pavilion.

There was a charcoal fire burning in the water pavilion.

The warmth was filled with the smell of alcohol.

Su Yong seemed to still have a hangover headache and was pressing his head tiredly.

Gu Shi politely pushed a cup of hot tea in front of him.

"Did you sleep well last night, Brother Yong?"

Su Yong took a sip of tea and spoke a little embarrassedly, "Thank you, Brother Gu Shi, for taking me in yesterday. I was drunk and didn't say anything nonsense, did I?"

Gu Shi smiled and shook his head. "Nothing else happened. I just heard that Brother Yong went to Danyang a few days ago and seemed to have encountered something interesting..."

Fun fact?

Su Yong picked up the teacup again and covered up the upturned corners of his mouth by sipping the tea.

"I didn't encounter anything very interesting, but I did hear an interesting story."

As he spoke, he picked up the scallop porridge in front of him, which had cooled down to a point where it was only slightly warm, and took a sip.

He sighed contentedly before speaking slowly, "When I was buying local products, I heard a shopkeeper selling ink mentioned that among his suppliers, there was a mother and daughter who made particularly good ink.

It’s a pity that the mother was deceived by the man and let a wolf into the house. After the man plundered the woman’s money, he also had the mother and daughter deceived to Nanyuan...”

"What did you say?"

Su Yong was startled by Gu Shi's suddenly high voice.

"Brother Gu Shi, why are you reacting so strongly?"

Su Yong looked at him in confusion, "Do you know that mother and daughter?"

"You didn't mention any names, how could I possibly know him?"

Gu Shi laughed dryly and touched his nose. "I was just shocked. I didn't expect such a thing to happen in Beichen."

Su Yong didn't seem to notice the unpleasant look on his face. He nodded and continued, "Isn't it? That mother and daughter are quite miserable. I also heard that the daughter seems to be deaf and has difficulty using one hand."

Gu Shi's expression grew increasingly grim, but he still wore a dry smile. "It's truly miserable. By the way, it seems that the only ink pad sold around Danyang that's of better quality is 'Xinronghao'. You'd better not buy the wrong one."

Su Yong nodded, "Brother Gu Shi, don't worry. This is about my reputation. I'm going to the Xinronghao."

Hearing this, Gu Shi could no longer sit still.

"I still have things to do. Brother Yong, it's not too late for you to have breakfast and rest before returning home."

"Okay, Brother Gu Shi."

Gu Shi was walking in a hurry and didn't notice the cold light flashing in Su Yong's eyes.

After Gu Shi left, he stopped eating with his head down.

He slowly raised his head, but there was no trace of the confusion and harmlessness on his face.

...

in the afternoon.

The snowstorm has stopped.

When Su Yong said goodbye and left, only Su Liuxi was there to see him off.

"Where did he go?"

Hearing Su Yong's question, Su Liuxi almost tore the handkerchief in her hand, "Where else can we go? I'm just trying to figure out how to send someone to Nanyuan in the study."

She never dreamed that after defeating the living Shen Muxi and marrying Gu Shi, she would have to fight wits and courage with the dead Shen Muxi after the marriage.

Sadly, the other party's body was mutilated, and Gu Shi only realized it belatedly and wanted to send someone to find him.

Still have to go to Nanyuan!

Although Nanyuan is a vassal state of Beichen, it is still an independent country after all.

Sending people to Nanyuan for no apparent reason might arouse the emperor's suspicion.

"Gu Shi was really blinded by lard this time."

She spoke in a low voice through gritted teeth.

"What are you afraid of?" Su Yong glanced at Su Liuxi lightly, "When the time comes, I'll have someone do something to trick Gu Shi's people into going to Nanyuan Yecheng."

Hearing this, Su Liuxi finally felt relieved.

If it were somewhere else, Gu Shi might not have so many concerns.

But Yecheng is the capital of Nanyuan.

The two countries are about to establish diplomatic relations, and Gu Shi must be crazy to cause trouble in Yecheng.

Even though all the clues are in Yecheng, Gu Shi still doesn't dare to act rashly, and his men can only stay in Nanyuan.

In this way, Gu Shi can stay in the capital and attract the attention of certain people...

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